Older people are continuing to enjoy active sex lives well into their seventies and eighties, according to new research from the University of Manchester.
More than half (54%) of men and almost a third (31%) of women over the age of 70 reported they were still sexually active.
A third of these men and women said they had frequent sex - meaning at least twice a month - according to data from the latest wave of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
More than 7000 elderly people were asked about their sex lives by Manchester's School of Social Science.
"We hope our findings improve public health by countering misconceptions about late-life sexuality," said report author Dr David Lee.
Problems encountered by older people which stopped them having sex, or enjoying intercourse fully, included failing to become aroused, difficulty achieving orgasm and erectile difficulties.
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